1960s Timeline

Viet Cong Proving a Tough and Elusive Foe in South Vietnam

U.S. Marines Wait for Action in South Vietnam

Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group

U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam

Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces

Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong

Two Americans Killed, Two Captured by Viet Cong

Viet Cong Attack is Crushed in Four-Hour Battle in An Hoa

U.S. Army Establishes Anti-Guerrilla School at Fort Bragg

Former Gen. Edwin A. Walker Punches Reporter Outside Senate Caucus Room

Former Gen. Edwin A. Walker Challenges Secretary Rusk's Loyalty

U.S. Army Helicopters Assist South Vietnamese in Heavy Fighting

Cuba's Prisoner Trial Continues

2,000 Persons Leave Cuba Every Week

Trial Begins for 1,182 Cuban Prisoners

General Lemnitzer Visits Vietnam

South Vietnamese Troops Try to "Pacify" Villages North of Saigon

U.S. Supports Irregular Army in Vietnam

Correspondents in Saigon Frustrated

U.S. Officials: Tide May Be Turning in Vietnam